Cleaner for windows.



T. J. ROCKFORD.

CLEANER FOR WINDOW-3.

APPLICATION FILED mmze, 190a.

" Patented Dec. 21, 1909 entra n si irrns' rarnnr @FFiQE.

THGMAS J. noonronn', or cmcaeo, ILLiNoIs, ASSIGNOR TO' MARY BELL aocnronn,

. or cnreaeo, ILLINOIS. I

CLEANER FOR. WINDOWS.

ceases.

To all whom it may concern:

Specification of Letters Patent. 4 Application filed December 2c, 1908.

Patented Dec. 21, third.

Serial K051169303.

26. The piece is substantially V-shaped lle it .known that I, TII.()3\L\S J. Rooiironn,

a citizen ('hieago, ill the county of (look and State (lows. of which the following is a specifica- 1 1 tion.

This invention relates to improvements in window cleaners or wipers, and is particufor use in connection with auf larlyadapted tomolnle wind-shields, street-car windows a and the like.

The invention is companying drawings in which 'Flf'llle'l is a front elevation ,of a part of a wind-shield, with the device applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a side view, the windshield being shown in section; Fig. 3 is a rear view in detail of the operating lover or handle gl ig. at is a detail showing a spring pressing upon the wiper strip; Fig. 5 is a sectionaLdetail of the holder for the wiper strip.

The device operates side to side, having a vertical wiper strip arranged to press against'the front of the glass, and supported in position by a slide which travels on a the shield, and' operated by means of a handle whichextends over the upper edge of the'shield and has a spring bearing against the back of the shield.

Referring indicates the the glass thereof. front of the top piece frame of a wind-shield and 12 of the frame of the shield is a track consisting ofa metal strip 14 held in place by countersunk screws 15, and with washers 16 behind the same to space the strip or track from the frame.

The slide which travels on said tralil consists of a thin, fiat piece of metal 18 which is connected to the track by means of guides or clips 17 at op osite ends thereof, the upper and lower e ges of these guide pieces being hooked o er the upper and lower edges of the track, The strip 18 is provided at the middle thereof with a'lever arm 19, attached'to the'strip by means of rivets 21 through cars 20 projecting from tlie'front end of the arm. This part of the arm also has projecting lugs 22 and 23 between which the upper end 24 of a vertical piece 25 tits and is held in place by screws illustrated in the acby movement from L with the track on the frame of l Extending across the of the United States, residing at" .an opening specifically to the drawings, 10

in cross section, and projects down a smilieient distance for the attachn'icnt of the holder 27 for the. wiper strip, said holder consisting of a piece otfolded sheet metal which is fastened at its upper end to the iiece by means of rivets 28, the upper. end of the holder 2? fitting between the sides of said piece The wiper consists of a strip 30 of rubber or similar material held betweemthe side flanges of a folded metal strip 31 between Whichit fits snugly. These parts fit within the groove or between the sides of the holder 27, and are pressed at the back by means of springs 32 at each end, these springs being fastened atone end to the strip 31 and extending through at 40 in the back of said strlp and pressing against the holder 27 at the angle thereof. This permits the wiper strip 30 to swing from side tosid-e as it is moved one way or the other across shield, to the extent permitted by the side flanges of the holder 27. The springs 32 also serve to press the strip 30 into contact The wiper as described is moved from side the parts at the top which carry the strip and holder sliding along upon the track 14. It is at times desirable to move the wiper from one side to the other out of. contact with the glass, and for this purpose the rear end of the arm or handle 19 is provided with a hollow 36 closed at one end by a combined cover and hand piece 37 held in place by screws 38. VVithin the hollow is aconipression spring 3a which bears against a block the front end of which is in contact with the .rear face of the glass 12. The spring 34 by its pressure tends to swing the real" or lower end of the handle outwardly gage the wiper strip from-the glass theu part 37 is pressed in or forwardly, compressing the spring 34, and turning the arm 19 so that the strip 30 is-moved away fro'mthe glass,

this action being permitted by the flexibility of the thin metal strip 18, which by the action described is twisted the wiper to swing away from the glass. Nhen the pressure on thepart 37 is released the spring .34 throws the handle back and To release "said pressure and disenthe face of the to side by the manipulation of the handle l9,

or distorted to allow the Wiper stmp against the face 'of the glass formerly, The lower end of the" hololef is elosed'to gn'event the wipe:- strip dropping down enclout.

I claim: a

A cleaner for wmdows or the like, coinprising ewiper entending across one side of the wnido'w, a support to Whiohthe Wiper is the Window, a flexible support slideble along said teach, a holder extending across the Window and connected at one end to saidt flexible support, 'to allow the holder to be s'wnn' away from the Window, anti 2 Wiper strip helcl by sold holder. I

3. A cleaner for wmclows or the lllle; comprising e, Wiper strip holder ex'tenclii'l g across one side of the window, a handle attached to one end of said holder and bent, around the edge of the Window .to the opposite side thereof, and having a spring pressed member bearing against the lestqnentioned side,

and a flexible support for the holder, connectecl to the end thereof, and mounted for lateral movement upon n'tmelc extending along the edge of the Window.

' 4. Aeleaner for windows or the like, comprieing a track extending along one edge of the Winclomspaeed clips en'lbreeing said track and slidehle along the sameja, strip of thin flexible metal connecting the elipe', a wiper holder, and a handle connected, to said holder and strip In testimony whereof, I aifix m y signature in presence of two Witnesses. l

. e T-HGMAS J. ROCHE-0RD; Witnesses:

NELLII: FELTenoo, HfG. BA'ronnLon. 

